8-letter words containing s, i, m, l, n
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semillon — a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.
- semilune — a half-moon shape
- seminole — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- silliman — Benjamin, 1779–1864, U.S. scientist and educator.
- simoleon — a dollar.
- simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
- slamming — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slimdown — instance of an organization cutting staff
- slimline — slim in appearance.
- slimming — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slumming — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- smaltine — a white mineral ore of cobalt
- smelting — to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
- smilodon — any of several saber-toothed cats of the extinct genus Smilodon, that ranged from California through most of South America during the Pleistocene Epoch and had upper canine teeth more than 6 inches (15 cm) long.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- somalian — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- staminal — of or relating to stamina or endurance.
- stillman — a man who is employed to operate a still
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- talisman — a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.